Digital Art This quarter course provides students with the opportunity to learn about the arts through an exploration of art history, themes, styles, and techniques. Students will experience traditional and contemporary art styles through a computer based, digital exploration. Adobe Creative Suite Software, digital drawing tablets, computers, light tables, and other contemporary tools will be utilized to create original artwork. Unit Learning Goals (Describe what students are Meets Meets Progressing Area of Not Yet Description: expected to know and/or be able to do) Learning Learning Towards Concern Taught Goal Learning Digital Art Goal w/ Distinction Goal Students will be able to:
Identify & describe design elements & principles of design including balance, emphasis, movement, pattern, proportion, rhythm, and unity. Can apply these principles and elements effectively through the design and production of original artwork. Experiments with ideas and shows evidence of choices made for expressive effect. Brainstorming, problem solving, and applying lesson criteria. Applies previously learned concepts. Understands, manages and utilizes various design software including the Adobe Creative Suite to effectively, creatively and efficiently complete design work. Students demonstrate ability to independently manage files, print, and problem solve software issues that arise. Develops the technical skills needed to utilize various media, tools and techniques in a safe, developmentally appropriate manner. Create original artwork that meets intended commercial or artistic purpose through the use of color, elements and principles of design, effort and experimentation. Students will be assessed through their daily class performance for productivity, organization and problem solving in meeting deadlines. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of design principles through the production and presentation of original artwork.
Activity 1: What is Digital Art?
Unit 1: Intro to Digital Art And Portraits
Common Core State Standards
Unit 2: Famous Art Re‐Creation
Activity 1: Analyzing and Critiquing Famous Art
Common Core State Standards
Overview of curriculum. Student art examples and discussion. Digital Art software exploration.
Study a variety of famous piece of artwork. Analyze style and content. Written reflection.
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Activity 2: Masked Self Portraits
Uploading digital photos. PhotoShop filter gallery. Combining studio art and digital art.
Activity 3: Icon Portraits
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Activity 2: Re‐Creations
Share student examples. Digitally re‐create a famous piece of artwork with original style/context/statement/ etc…
Searching photos. Creating meaning through art. Basics of typography. Filter gallery.
Activity 3: Research, Write, and Share
Research and write a summative response to a chosen piece. Present re‐creations and write ups to the class.
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End of Unit Assessment Description: Graded with general graphic arts rubric, including: Effort, Creativity, Organization, Class Participation, and Skill
General graphic arts rubric and general reflective writing rubric
Unit 3: Tablet Drawing
Activity 1: Intro to Digital Drawing Tablet
Unit 4: Making a Statement
Activity 1: Value of Making Art – Making a Statement
Activity 2: Digital Creation
Common Core State Standards
Choose your animal, upload into Illustrator. Trace and build overlay drawing. Use pen tool to simplify into logo design.
Common Core State Standards
Tablet exploration and practice. Illustrator pen tool practice and exploration.
Activity 2: Animal Tablet Drawing and Logo Design
Contemporary Art and Issues (PowerPoint) Discussion – What is Important to You? Write explanation piece.
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Create a piece of digital art that reflects a personal opinion or a reaction to something that matters to you.
Activity 3: Presentation
Class critique and discussion about tablets, pen tool, and content of drawings. Explaining choices.
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End of Unit Assessment Description: General graphic arts rubric and general reflective writing rubric
Activity 3: Presentation
Share, Critique, and Discuss
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General graphic arts rubric and general reflective writing rubric
Activity 1: Research
Unit 5: Artist Research Project
Common Core State Standards
Choose an artist or art genre of interest. Research biography, style, media, vision, etc…
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Activity 1: What is Abstract Art?
Unit 6: Abstract Art and Music
View examples of abstract art. Wassily Kandinsky Music and Art
Activity 2: Writing and Creating
Write a research paper in MLA format. Create an original piece of art that is created in the style of your chosen artist.
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Share, Critique, and Discuss
Activity 2: Art and Music
Marks and colors based on emotions. Listen to Schoenberg. Marks and colors based on Schoenberg composition. Choose your own music and create.
End of Unit Assessment Description: General graphic arts rubric and general reflective writing rubric
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Activity 3: Presentation
Activity 3: Presentation
Share, Critique, and Discuss
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General graphic arts rubric and general reflective writing rubric
Activity 1: What is Collage?
Unit 7: Collage
View examples of collage art. Digital and Studio. Create studio version.
Activity 2: Choosing, Creating, and Editing Composition
Common Core State Standards
Unit 8: Final Project
Activity 1: Choose and Create
Common Core State Standards
Choose a favorite project from the quarter to recreate.
Activity 2: Organize
Share, Critique, and Discuss
PhotoShop layering. Making appropriate choices. Digital Collage Creation.
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Activity 3: Presentation
Organize a final Portfolio Presentation with all of your work from the quarter. Titles, clear .jpgs, chronological, etc…
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End of Unit Assessment Description: General graphic arts rubric and general reflective writing rubric
Activity 3: Final Portfolio General graphic arts rubric and Presentation
Share, Critique, and Discuss
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general reflective writing rubric
